Action Network for the Disabled (ANDY) - is dedicated to achieving equality, inclusion and empowerment of young people with disabilities in Kenya and seeks to mainstream young people with disabilities into all aspects of daily life.
Read moreWe have improved the capacity of 47 local civil society organisations to include children with disabilities in their work.
We have empowered 1,227 children with disabilities, using inclusive sport to improve their access to education.
In the last five years, we have supported 812 parents of children with disabilities by engaging them in income generation activities.
We are extremely excited about the national civil society coalition we have set up together with ANDY in Kenya. The coalition, consisting of 47 organisations across 8 counties, advocates for the inclusion of children with disabilities. This network has had huge successes with government advocacy, increasing the number of officials appointed as County Disability Directorates across Kenya. The network has also successfully influenced the local education officials, demonstrating the importance of the inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream education, with increased numbers of children placed into mainstream as opposed to special schools as a result.
Melody was born with Cerebral Palsy. She was also born in Kibera, East Africa’s largest slum, in Nairobi, Kenya.
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